The Men Who built America/Gilded Age Review

What did Vanderbilt build his empire on?

• Coal

• Oil

• Railroads

• Steel

Who founded Standard Oil?

• J.D. Rockefeller

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Ford

What was Andrew Carnegie known for?

• Oil

• Steel

• Boating

• Basketweaving

JP Morgan started out by organizing this industry:

• Steel

• Banking

• Oil

• Railroads

What was the assembly line?

• A manufacturing method used to make products faster

• The first model car

• An old radio show

• A dance troop

What was the first Immigration Law in the United States?

• Italian Exclusion Act of 1882

• Irish Exclusion Act of 1882

• Japanese Exclusion Act of 1882

• Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

This immigration inspection site was located on the East Coast and opened in 1892.

• Angel Island

• The Statue of Liberty

• Ellis Island

• New York City

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad

• Work in New York factories

• Contributions to the steel industry

• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

Factors that make a person want to leave their country

• Push

• Pull

Factors that attract immigrants to choose to live in a new country instead of another country.

• Push

• Pull